CHARITY LAW UPDATE

September 2002
Editor: Terrance S. Carter

Please find below a listing of materials that were made available on our websites at www.charitylaw.ca, www.carters.ca and www.antiterrorismlaw.ca during the month of January, 2004. Click on these links to go to one of our sites or on the links below to go straight to an item of interest to you. Materials are often provided in both web and PDF formats, see the note below on viewing PDFs. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone (internal or external to your organization) who might be interested.

Highlights

  •  Recent CCRA Newsletter Addresses Impact of Antiterrorism Legislation
  •  Directors' Legal Duties and Liabilities
  •  How Directors Can Protect Themselves
  •  Upcoming presentation on the Impact of Antiterrorism Legislation on Charities in Canada
  •  Upcoming presentation on Church Incorporation

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New Publications

Recent CCRA Newsletter Addresses Impact of Anti-Terrorism Legislation - Charity Law Bulletin No. 16, September 20th, 2002
     [Web] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2002/chylb16.htm
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2002/chylb16.pdf


In the Press

Law may inadvertently draw innocent causes within its maw as suspect causes include environmental groups by Terrance Carter in Canadian Fundraiser, September 30th
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/news/2002/cdnfndrs/tsc0930.pdf
     [Publisher] www.canadianfundraiser.com

'Ideological' terrorist definition may affect charities by Terrance S. Carter published in Lawyers Weekly, September 13, 2002
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/news/2002/lwyrwkly/tsc0913.pdf
     [Publisher] www.lexisnexis.ca


Announcements

Carter & Associates is pleased to announce that Esther S.J. Oh, B.A., LL.B., has joined the firm's solicitors group.
     [Web] www.carters.ca/lawyers/estheroh.html


Recent and Upcoming Events

Church Incorporation to be presented by Jacqueline M. Connor, B.A., LL.B. at the Church Financial Seminar 2002 organized by the Trent Valley Association of Baptist Churches, October 5, 2002
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2002/notice/tva1005.pdf

The Impact of Anti-terrorism Legislation on Charities In Canada to be presented by Terrance S. Carter, B.A., LL.B., at the Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) Annual Conference in Banff, Alberta. October 5, 2002, Register through the CLF at www.christianlegalfellowship.org/conference.htm

Duties and Liabilities of Boards of Directors and How to Protect Yourselves A workshop presented by the United Way of Peel Region and the Volunteer Lawyers Service to be conducted by Jacqueline M. Connor, B.A., LL.B., of Carter & Associates, October 23, 2002 - Notice and Registration Form at www.unitedwaypeel.org/events/liabilitiesoct2002.pdf

Directors' Legal Duties and Liabilities Presented by Jacqueline M. Connor at the Not-For-Profit Board Management Series Seminar on Director Duties and Liabilities: Strategies to Protect Yourself, September 24, 2002
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2002/jmc0924.pdf

How Directors Can Protect Themselves Presented by Terrance S. Carter at the Not-For-Profit Board Management Series Seminar on Director Duties and Liabilities: Strategies to Protect Yourself, September 24, 2002
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2002/tsc0924.pdf


Acknowledgements, Errata and Other Miscellaneous Items

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